Big Wins for Basketball, Cheerleaders Top Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review. We hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend. If you’re just sitting down to take a small break during your three days off, here are some highlights from the week in Jefferson:

Stanlick School Looks to Improve Writing Scores: In our continuing series on PLCs in the Jefferson Township school district, we looked at what’s happening in the Stanlick School, and how groups there are looking to bring up student writing scores.

Senior Boys’ Basketball Players Honored: The Falcons honored their senior players and their parents on the court as the soon-to-graduate players stepped onto the court at Freedom Gym for the final time.

Rotary Seeks Fellowship Candidates: The Jefferson Rotary Club is looking for candidates for a post-graduate fellowship to study peace and conflict resolution.

Middle School Could Get $100K in Grant Money: The Jefferson Township Middle School could receive $100,000 in technology money. You can go online and vote for their video in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest.

Rt. 15 Could Be Named After Ronald Reagan: Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Dist. 25) wants to name the highway that connects Morris and Sussex Counties after the 40th president.

Big Win for Cheerleaders: The Jefferson Township varsity cheerleaders won a national championship in Maryland. See what it took to get them to their big moment.

School Officials Like Changes to NCLB: Officials in Jefferson Township schools were happy with New Jersey’s waiver to the No Child Left Behind act.

Jefferson Students Named to Honor Roll: We presented the list of Jefferson Township High School students named to the honor roll for the second marking period.

White Rock Students Publish Book: Students at White Rock School, along with their counterparts from a school in Califon, published a book on bullying. The book is also available in a hardcover version.

Jefferson Business Goes Digital for Graphics: We introduced you to Mark McNabb, owner of McNabb Studios, a graphic design firm in town.

Nordstrom Moves On: Ousted Morris County freeholder Margaret Nordstrom spoke about her removal from office, and discussed what she’ll do next.

Lady Falcons Win County Semi-Finals: The Jefferson Lady Falcons defeated Randolph on the basketball court to advance to the finals in the Morris County tournament.